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Opening Theme: Start From Scratch - Artist: Galactic
CD: Crazyhorse Mongoose (Capricorn)  Sgt. Benderman: Reporter's NotebookSgt. Kevin Benderman refused an order to deploy to Iraq last month after he applied for conscientious objector status. A few days ago, he appeared in court for a hearing to determine if there's enough evidence to proceed with the charges. Barbara Bogaev talks with two journalists who have been covering the case. Online resources:
Previous conversations: Jan. 15, Jan. 8, Nov. 13
Kevin Benderman Web site Read audience feedback Send us your thoughts... Music Bridge: Camaro - Artist: Couch
CD: Fantasy (Kitty Yo) 
Jazz Picks with Nate Chinen
Is that tuba in your jazz? Jazz Times critic Nate Chinen has a pick from David Douglas and some of his rather unexpected colleagues. He also reviews Pat Metheny and the Paul Motian Trio. Nate's set list:
 Twelve Degrees Proof | Dave Douglas from the album, Mountain Passages (Koch Records)The Way Up (Part One) | Pat Metheny Group from the album, The Way Up (Nonesuch)Odd Man Out | Paul Motian Trio from the album, I Have The Room Above Her (Ecm Records)Bob May, Arctic AnglerWisconsin ice fisherman Bob May shows us around Friese Lake in Wisconsin for a weekend of ice fishing. Online resource:
Weekend Weather
Weekend America's John Moe takes a look at weather patterns and Saturday happenings all across the country. Weather reports:
Music Bridge: Beat Connection (Disco Dub Version) - Artist: LCD Soundsystem
CD: DFA compilation #2 (DFA) Letter's Lost Love FoundBabbette Hines spent years scouring thrift shops, garage sales, and swap meets looking for "Love Letters, Lost." The results of her project are collected in a book of the same name. She shares some of her Valentine's favorites with Bill Radke. Online resource:
Music Bridge: Chez Nous - Artist: Paris Combo
CD: Living Room (Tinder) Stage Fright SerumDrugs like Ritalin, Paxil or Inderal are meant to treat people with diagnosed illnesses like Attention Deficit Disorder, anxiety and heart disease. But lately, people without those problems have started taking those drugs too. It's a practice called cosmetic psychopharmacology. Reporter Laila McClay went to New York City to talk to some top musicians about their pharmacological treatments for stage fright. Online resource:
"Mozart in the Jungle" (Atlantic Monthly Press)
Blair Tindall's Web site More information about Inderal (Drugs.com) Fact sheet on Propranolol (WebMD.com) Music Bridge: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Artist: Lang Lang
CD: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Paganini Rhapsody (Deutsche Grammophon) Requiem for a JingleThere's an old candy bar jingle that went, "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't." Bill Radke has been humming it for weeks, but he noticed that there aren't many jingles like it on the airwaves now. Bill talked with the guy who wrote the Almond Joy song-and many others-about the death of the jingle. Online resource:
More about Joe Levin (MixOnline.com)
Music Bridge: Alright - Artist: Supergrass
CD: I Should Coco (Capitol) 
It's Curtains for Central ParkRemember the artist who wrapped Berlin's Reichstag in silver cloth and put thousands of yellow umbrellas up in California's wine country? Christo has another installation opening this weekend in New York's Central Park. Reporter Ian Chillag joins Barbara and Bill live to tell them about the sights and sounds from the debut of Christo's latest work. Online resource:
Music Bridge: Kim Is Designer - Artist: Kim Hiorthøy
CD: Live Shet (Smalltown Supersound) The Doonans and Don'ts of FashionHigh heels, designers, and runway shows-it must mean that Fashion Week is in the air in New York City. Simon Doonan, our fashion expert, sent this postcard from the runways. Online resources:
Music Bridge: Eclipse - Artist: Riow Arai
CD: Delivery Room: Special Low Price Sampler (Leaf)  Arthur Miller RememberedPlaywright Frank Gagliano saw the first staging of "Death of a Salesman" in 1949. He talked with Barbara Bogaev about some of his memories of the play and its author. Online resources:
Music Bridge: Love Comes Quickly - Artist: Memphis
CD: I Dreamed We Fell Apart (Paper Bag) Hubble, Hubble, Toil and TroubleThe Hubble Telescope's days are numbered. NASA has set aside $75 million to design a "kamikaze" robot. Basically, it's a rocket designed to attach itself to the Hubble and steer it out of its orbit and into the ocean. What's it like to be the Hubble hitman? Barbara and Bill talk with Preston Burch, the project's manager. Online resource:
NASA budget would kill Hubble (CNN.com)
Music Bridge: F Codex - Artist: Bitsream
CD: Domestic Economy 7 (Modern Love) Benderman Awaits DecisionSgt. Kevin Benderman has been in the news after refusing and order to deploy to Iraq. He was in military court this week for the army equivalent of a grand jury hearing. Barbara talks with Kevin, his wife Monica, and an army representative about their sticky situation. Online resources:
Previous conversations: Jan. 15, Jan. 8, Nov. 13
Kevin Benderman Web site Read audience feedback Send us your thoughts... Music Bridge: Taqasim - Artist: DJ Rupture
CD: Special Gunpowder (Tigerbeat 6)  Looking for Ms. GoodbarHank Rosenfeld has been lucky in a lot of things, but not in love. So he decided to tackle the problem by hiring a pair of "wing girls." They're women paid to go to a bar with a single guy and help him meet other women. But what happens when your wing girl is also the girl of your dreams? Online resource:
Music Bridge: Baby, You're My Destiny - Artist: Taj Mahal
CD: Sugar Mama Blues (Just a Memory) 
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From the July 5 broadcast
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Awful Car Night
Auburn, N.Y.
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National Brewery Museum Opening Ceremony
Potosi, Wis.
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Sand Sculpture Contest
Bruce, S.D.
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Oregon Coast Geezer Games
Newport, Ore.
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Annual Coolest Fourth of July Celebration
Fort Davis, Texas
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Maui Invitational Band Festival and Blues Fest
Wailuku, Hawaii
 
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